Employment
The specialist employment practice at Lewis Silkin has the depth and breadth of lawyers to provide clients with the right team for their specific needs. The group has dedicated groups for High Court litigation, collective employment law, data protection and employee privacy, health and safety law and partnerships law. Richard Miskella leads the employment team, whilst Michael Anderson spearheads the firm’s High Court litigation practice. Toni Lorenzo is well known in the market for his injunctive work, and Karen Baxter’s primary focus is on high-profile investigations. Michael Burd has established experience in high-value disputes and senior terminations. Shalina Crossley has a niche focus on racial and socio-economic discrimination claims, with James Davies as a reference for thought leadership cases. David Hopper and Carla Watling are also active members of the team. David Regan joined the practice from Squire Patton Boggs in October 2024.
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I am proud to lead our firm with Jo Farmer, and to manage our award-winning and market leading team of over 200 employment, immigration and reward professionals.
I enjoy advising clients on the full range of employment issues, including disputes of all kinds (from Tribunal claims to High Court injunctions and everything in between). I carry out sensitive investigations for a wide range of clients, and advise on workplace culture. I am a CEDR-accredited mediator, and mediate a wide range of workplace disputes, as well as acting for clients in significant mediations. I advise Boards on senior executive hiring, performance issues and exits. I have particular experience in professional services, financial services and media, and also advise senior executives.
Career
Trained Pinsents; qualified 2001; associate Lewis Silkin LLP 2001-09; partner Lewis Silkin 2009 to date.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; CEDR; Ius Laboris.
Education
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield; Keble College Oxford (1995 BA (Hons) English language and literature); Trinity College Dublin (1996 MPhil Anglo-Irish Literature); Nottingham Law School (1998-99 CPE and PGDL).
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